School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific
AIMS: Pacific: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 1.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.86 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
206th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.86 million
in 2024
All-time low
922,549
in 1999
Years of data
42
1982–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: Pacific recorded 1.86 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific peaked at 1.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 922,549, in 1999.
AIMS: Pacific ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 954,841 | — |
| 1983 | 961,046 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 968,465 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 967,758 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 974,673 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 981,430 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 987,705 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 993,973 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.01 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.02 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.02 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.05 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 1.04 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 922,549 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 928,489 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 928,476 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 929,317 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 937,223 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 944,066 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 944,391 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 947,566 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 961,044 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 980,384 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.70 million | +60.7% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.76 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.85 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.86 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 973,736 | 954,841 | 993,973 | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.02 million | 922,549 | 1.05 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 950,996 | 928,476 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.64 million | 1.04 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.85 million | 1.85 million | 1.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Pacific
- 203 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,059 compare
- 204 Sint Maarten 1,019 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 923 compare
- 206 United States Virgin Islands 892 compare
- 207 Marshall Islands 851 compare
- 208 Liechtenstein 791 compare
- 209 San Marino 726 compare
More education data for AIMS: Pacific
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 1.93 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 199,468 (2017)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.35 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 746,747 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 696,822 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in AIMS: Pacific was 1.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in AIMS: Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 922,549 in 1999.
- How does AIMS: Pacific rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- AIMS: Pacific ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in AIMS: Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release